July 2014 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 312911] Add option of UDF format to Yast partition manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ilya Chernykh (Ansus) Feature #312911, revision 1 Title: Add option of UDF format to Yast partition manager openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ilya Chernykh (ansus) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: UDF is an universal disk format file system, which can be used on optical rewritable and non-rewritable media, USB flash drives and hard drives. The file system is supported by all modern operating systems, including Windows, BSD, MacOS X, Solaris, OS/2|eComStation, BeOS|Haiku as well as Linux kernel, making it one of the best choices to use when transferring data between platforms. Despite this Yast2 partition manager does not suggest option to format a volume into UDF, thus forcing to use a makeudffs command line tool. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312911

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[New: openFATE 316721] One-Click Upgrade
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Feature #316721, revision 1 Title: One-Click Upgrade openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It would involve either pressing a button in the YaST software management or on the openSUSE web site that would initiate the upgrade process and use a clean GUI interface to gather information about the upgrade and perform it. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: In many distros, you can just hit a few buttons in a graphic UI and upgrade to the next version. In openSUSE, you either have to use the DVD or manually change the repos and use zypper. Having a one click upgrade would be simpler and easier for most people, and would be more elegant and attract more users. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316721

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[New: openFATE 314544] Easier to read boot messages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Feature #314544, revision 1 Title: Easier to read boot messages openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hi! Currently when the computer is booting up it looks like this (if you click away the splash screen): Started LSB: Set up on-boot profile [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: read [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: check quotas and turn quota [[1;32m OK [0m] As you can see the information about whether the service failed or is ok is on the far right side of the screen where it is quite difficult to match to the correct line. (In reality it's even further away since I compressed the example to save some space...) My proposal is as follows: put the info on the left side, just next to the line like this: [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: Set up on-boot profile [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: read [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: check quotas and turn quota etc... As I am using a 24" 1920x1200 resolution monitor this would make it a lot easier to read. Any thoughts on this? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314544

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[New: openFATE 310709] Dazuko
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #310709, revision 1 Title: Dazuko openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: Dazuko has been a long time feature of this operating system and it is no longer found. Please return this feature as it is very helpful to catch viruses in action. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310709

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[New: openFATE 310291] only onde leval on kde submenus
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Feature #310291, revision 1 Title: only onde leval on kde submenus openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Description: KDE menus are shorted by app type and app subtype. I need 3 clicks for lauch anyone. The subtype is nice, but the adictional click not. A solution is put subtypes and apps in same leval using a tree view. maybe with autoexpand on mouse hover, but by default expanded. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310291

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[openFATE 307488] Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Feature #307488, revision 1 Title: Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu) openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Description: I am always shocked at how sloppy the menus are in not only openSUSE, but Mandriva, etc. Most of them have the structure of Applications -> Internet -> Browsers -> Firefox If there is ONE entry under browswers, why have a sub menu? That's one more bit of waiting you have to do for the sub menu to open. Debian and Ubuntu both have it set up as Applications -> Internet -> Firefox. Makes far more sense that way. Now what would be nice is a programmatical way to have the menus create a sub menu if (and only if) the full menu starts to get too full, or there are at least 5 of an application 'type'. This obviously would require some things beyond just the distributions though, and instead would require some alterations to the freedesktop spec for creating menu entries. I do feel that this would help with some major frustrations of users who are thinking of switching. I seriously would have stayed with using openSUSE except for this issue (and the billion different repositories that are out there.) Please FIX THE MENUS! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307488

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[openFATE 306282] Restricted Guest Account
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306282, revision 1, last change by Title: Restricted Guest Account openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: openSUSE should support a "Guest" account with a temporary home directory and restricted permissions (via AppArmor, like not being able to start application with console privileges, look into home directories as "other" user etc.). An authenticated user has to enable/start this user account. This could be either implemented with a by default existing but inactivated user account (like Windows) or temporary created user account via login manager/session switch applet (like Ubuntu, https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gdm-guest-login) Use Case: Allow to lend your laptop to someone else for quick email check, surfing or playing music at a party. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306282

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[New: openFATE 310944] openSUSE 11.4 Manuals
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #310944, revision 1 Title: openSUSE 11.4 Manuals openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We need for openSUSE 11.4 a review and update of the startup guidee and of other manuals. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310944

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[New: openFATE 308373] Packman Automatic Setup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Feature #308373, revision 1 Title: Packman Automatic Setup openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Automate the enablement of the Packman repository (and installation common codecs) as part of the first system update (similar to "pullin-msfonts"), either by using a "pullin" pseudo-package or by simpling auto-enabling the repo in Yast. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It appears that openSUSE's "multimedia experience" is very dependant on the third-party Packman repository. While it's great that we have excellent repository management, and enabling third party repos is a breeze, I think it is still less than obvious to new users; even those with prior Linux experience but who are new to openSUSE. Not being able to play your music or video collections is a pretty glaring deficiency for a new user. My suggestion is reasonably simple (I think). Since adding the Packman repo and installing common codecs is the first thing most desktop users will want to do (or need to do but not know it), why not add it as part of the first system update (similar to the "pullin flash player/msfonts" packages).Either have the system "install" a package that adds the repo for the user (and pulls in common codecs), or have Yast enable the repo itself (it's already got the url information, as you can see in the "Community Repositories" dialog). I don't know what legal issues the last option might cause, but the first one (installing a "pseudo package") is already being used for the flash player and msfonts; couldn't we do something similar? The user could always opt out of it by unchecking the "pullin-packman" patch when updateing. If this feature could be added, then the first system update the user performs (and most users I think will not be put off by the idea of an OS update) will take care one of the biggest newbie complaints about Linux ("I can't play my mp3s!"). I don't know what hurdles this may pose, but it seems relatively straightforward to me. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308373

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[New: openFATE 309359] Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Feature #309359, revision 1 Title: Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Description: I have a feature request for OpenSUSE 11.3. In Yast's Software management, there should be a "missing drivers/firmware" section where once a user clicks on there it will scan a PC's hardware that doesn't have a driver/firmware, then it will display the missing drivers/firmware that users can download. This will save alot of time for beginners who don't even know what drivers/firmware they need for their wifi card, printer, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309359

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[New: openFATE 310830] Pinta project added
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Feature #310830, revision 1 Title: Pinta project added openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The mono-based graphics editor ought to be integrated with next OpenSUSE release: http://pinta-project.com/ Ubuntu has dropped GIMP integration, which is not what I'm looking for, but simply support for an additional project that fits a beginning-intermediate graphic editor user base. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Pinta offers an easy and accessible interface for beginners and tools for intermediate graphic editing. The fact that this is an attractive and usable application contrasts with GIMP which has its place but can make novices feel lost and unsure of where to start. I suggest the OpenSUSE community get behind this project, develop rpm builds and add it into their 11.4 repositories! We need more attractive, sleek interfaces which are highly functional and provide the tools for our audience-- I think we're missing out if we skip this one. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310830

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[New: openFATE 314710] Replace Kmix with Veromix as the pulse mixer.
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Gavin S (gav616) Feature #314710, revision 1 Title: Replace Kmix with Veromix as the pulse mixer. openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Gavin S (gav616) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Veromix is more feature rich then kmix and easier to use. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314710

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[New: openFATE 310175] Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Feature #310175, revision 1 Title: Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Description: Hello, I have a flaky internet connection. So it's important for me to be able to resume partially downloaded files. I would like the YAST software manager and Zypper to resume downloads of packages where I left off in case of any error. Thanks! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310175

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[New: openFATE 310804] Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Markus K (KAMiKAZOW) Feature #310804, revision 1 Title: Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Markus K (kamikazow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Canonical introduced "Unity" with Ubuntu 10.10 as netbook GUI and plans to extend it for desktop use. As Unity is FOSS (GPLv3), Unity can be made available as alternative GUI. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users may want to try different user experiences. Offering Unity as option would be beneficial. Its dependencies are probably all already packaged anyway. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310804

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[New: openFATE 314943] UTC clock KDE
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Feature #314943, revision 1 Title: UTC clock KDE openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The UTC popup on the KDE desktop clock says silly things such as 2:02 AM UTC or 10:45 PM UTC. UTC is a 24 hour format so one would expect 02:02 UTC or 22:45 UTC. openSUSE 12.3 via zypper dup. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314943

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[openFATE 308163] Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Feature #308163, revision 1 Title: Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) by defaultthe packageMC (Midnight Commander) is always turned off. Add MC package to be selected for installation by default. Thank you. Use Case: Every installation from any media Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: From year to year, from version to version when I install suse, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) I always MUST go into detailed package selection to turn on MC (Midnight Commander) to be installed also. This become very anoying for me. :-( Oh, Please... Add MC package to be selected for installation. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308163

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[New: openFATE 313002] KDE4: widget for battery shows remaining time in popup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Philipp Niehues (cotrinox) Feature #313002, revision 1 Title: KDE4: widget for battery shows remaining time in popup openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Philipp Niehues (cotrinox) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Since KDE 4.3 the battery widget does neither provide the remaining time nor a GUI way to change it. openSUSE follows upstream while other distributions patch this. It is only shown in the popup, after you click on the widget. It is not shown directly and not shown mouse-over. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: There was discussion about it. I think the time is more concrete and therefore useful. There is lots of room, so I don't see the point removing it. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313002

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[New: openFATE 316439] User Management/Parental Controls
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Moore (Johnfm3) Feature #316439, revision 1 Title: User Management/Parental Controls openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: John Moore (johnfm3) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As technology becomes more in family lives, the ability to manage is important. As a parent, what is needed is some way to govern computer usage. Parents are not the only ones who could use this. But would be the primary ones who would appreciate it. Currently KChildLock is the only decent which is a KDE App, the newest Opensuse its written for is 12.2. It allows for one to choose between what times a user can log into KDE, an for how long that user can be logged on. KChildLock has one more really cool feature of governing how long a user uses a paticular app while logged on, but that a bit over kill for what I would like request be added to the Yast User module. It would be really convient to add this to the User yast module. With a longterm plan of administration via setting from LDAP. This way its not a 3rd party app, but part of the OpenSuse distrbution default install for those who want to use it. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: If you google/bing search for Parental Control's, you will find some purchasable pieces of software which you can install on Windows systems. What you will also notice is this is a common issue for parents an some system adadministrators of all OS types. Mac users have this built in thier OS by default. An now 1 Ubuntu version is now available. Many have had to come up with creative solutions to achieve this goal including cron jobs an scripts. This feature would make OpenSuse/Novel Suse more of a family friendly OS which would be recommended to those who want a solid OS with parental control available. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316439

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[openFATE 307418] Parental control module
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Feature #307418, revision 1 Title: Parental control module openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Description: It would be fine to have a GUI in YaST similar with Mandriva's Parental Control "Drakguard". Parental control is something more en more important for safety with computing in family and Linux can't avoid to be distributed into the families. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307418

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[New: openFATE 308878] Add KDE Info Center to System Settings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #308878, revision 1 Title: Add KDE Info Center to System Settings openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Description: I propose adding the KDE Info Center to System Settings or even Sysinfo. It provides more information than sysinfo provides at this time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308878

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[New: openFATE 311661] provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #311661, revision 1 Title: provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: SUSE manually maintained a Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) but this has disadvantages: - it covers a limited range of hardware - parts of it can be outdated or inaccurate - it is a lot of effort to maintain On the other hand, people want an easy way to know if their hardware works with the current or next release of openSUSE. This is why a Live image is proposed that can easily be put to CD or USB-mass-storage and has an easy way (e.g. icon on desktop) to test access to different types of hardware: - graphics - sound - network - input ... This software could then upload the test results to a public online database in anonymous form. This DB could be the smolt DB or something similar in spirit. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311661

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[openFATE 306762] Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Feature #306762, revision 1 Title: Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Description: For system administrators to know the open bugs in the packages is very important to know whether to install or not. Would be a good feature! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306762

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[New: openFATE 314447] Make Yakuake a part of the KDE standard desktop set
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Michael Skiba (Mirrakor) Feature #314447, revision 1 Title: Make Yakuake a part of the KDE standard desktop set openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Michael Skiba (mirrakor) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: For those of you who don't know Yakuake: It's a KDE Terminal Emulator (like konsole or xterm). It's normally hidden and rolls down the screen when you press a certain hotkey (usually F12) and provides a multitabbing, skinnable terminal interface. Website: http://yakuake.kde.org/ Such a built in, but easy to hide, terminal emulator is certainly handy for the power user but it might also be useful to be able to tell novices to simply press F12 to open up a console. On the con side of course is the fact that it uses resources (not much, but still) that the user might need somewhere else. I think it might be an interesting idea and would like to use this platform to discuss it and see if there's enough people that are interested as well. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314447

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[New: openFATE 309389] add /usr/local to KDEDIRS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Feature #309389, revision 1 Title: add /usr/local to KDEDIRS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Description: By default, CMake-powered KDE apps are installed to /usr/local, but KDE won't pickup data files and configs from this directory tree because the KDEDIRS environment variable does not include /usr/local. This problem can currently be circumvented by setting the installation prefix to /usr (which is asking for trouble because of possible clashes with RPM) or by adding /usr/local to KDEDIRS manually, which is error-prone (esp. for new users). Therefore, I propose that /usr/local be included in the KDEDIRS environment variable by default (with a lower precedence than /usr, of course). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309389

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[New: openFATE 311029] Add Link to Documentation Site
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Feature #311029, revision 1 Title: Add Link to Documentation Site openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The official documentation seems to be not very known in the openSUSE world. To make it more visible, I would suggest the following improvements: * Add a link http://docs.opensuse.org (http://docs.opensuse.org) to the welcome screen (SUSEgreeter?) of a fresh installation * Include http://docs.opensuse.org (http://docs.opensuse.org) to the list of pre-installed bookmarks in Firefox, Konqueror, ... * Maybe add an icon on the desktop which refers to the above link. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To make the official documentation more visible and easier to find. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311029

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[New: openFATE 310449] A simple way to turn off nouveau
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: nick skeen (ns89) Feature #310449, revision 1 Title: A simple way to turn off nouveau openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: nick skeen (ns89) Description: With OpenSUSE11.3 nouveau is used be default. In order to turn it off you must add nomodeset to the kernel parameters in /boot/grub/menu.lst and turn on no_kms_in_intrid in the sysconfig editor. So add a simple option on the sysconfig editor to do both? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310449

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[New: openFATE 313086] Graphics Repository
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Svetoslav Ganchev (sv_g) Feature #313086, revision 1 Title: Graphics Repository openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Svetoslav Ganchev (sv_g) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hi! I enjoy using openSUSE to work on both 2D and 3D graphics. However sometimes it's hard to keep up with the current versions of the popular applications. For example the latest versions of Blender, Inkscape or MyPaint is usually worth upgrading. So I thought it'd be very cool for graphic enthusiasts to have a single official repository with the latest versions of the most popular graphic applications for the current versions of openSUSE so that it's easy to install them. Thanks for reading! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313086

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[New: openFATE 314599] 256 Colour Terminals
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Samuel Jones (OrangutanClyde) Feature #314599, revision 1 Title: 256 Colour Terminals openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Samuel Jones (orangutanclyde) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Fedora are implementing it in 18, It'd be cool if openSUSE had it too. Rather than repeating Fedora's reasons: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/256_Color_Terminals -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314599

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[New: openFATE 313292] Distributed virtual switch across multiple physical servers (openvswitch)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #313292, revision 1 Title: Distributed virtual switch across multiple physical servers (openvswitch) openSUSE Distribution: Evaluation by engineering manager Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: While the current linux bridge tools are a robust and flexible network stack for (Xen) VM networking, there are some restrictions in multi-server environments. OpenvSwitch http://www.openvswitch.org/ provides functionality for a distributed virtual switch. Relations: - openvswitch (feature/copiedfrom: 311429) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313292

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[New: openFATE 311286] KDE Menu
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Kim Banga (nomadewolf) Feature #311286, revision 1 Title: KDE Menu openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Kim Banga (nomadewolf) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Well no one likes the KDE Menu it's unusable. The 3.5 version is better, but not THAT better, it's outdated and that's the reason they created a new one... Look at Linux Mint. A distro is not just putting a bunch of stuff together. You must improve what's less good. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311286

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[New: openFATE 311169] MintMenu to be included in openSUSE by default
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Manu Gupta (manugupt1) Feature #311169, revision 1 Title: MintMenu to be included in openSUSE by default openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Manu Gupta (manugupt1) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We can have MintMenu by default in openSUSE 1. It is a fork of our own slab 2. It has lots more functionality than our slab and yes more popular too 3. Better UX It already exists at OBS http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/unamanic/openSUSE_11.3/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311169

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[New: openFATE 314641] prevent newbies from adding wrong repos
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Walter Schlueter (Trekkie00) Feature #314641, revision 1 Title: prevent newbies from adding wrong repos openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Walter Schlueter (trekkie00) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When thinking of a way how to prevent new users to add dangerous repos (wrong version or factory) it came to my mind that it would be quite easy to do this. When adding the repo it should be easy to search alias, name and url for words which do not correspond with the version currently in use. For example for openSUSE 12.2 these expressions could be 11.4, 12.1, factory and so on. To allow advanced users to use these repos one could add an option where this flag can be changed. For example a parameter called allow_blacklist. Whether the value of this parameter ist set to 0 or 1 one is allowed to add these repos or not. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314641

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[New: openFATE 312999] Some easy way (one click) to switch off Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Krasimir Ivanov (kivanov) Feature #312999, revision 1 Title: Some easy way (one click) to switch off Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Krasimir Ivanov (kivanov) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Please help us - the users, who decide to use in the real business the Linux PIM management. Please make possible for us to choose - will we use the Semantic Desktop or just would like to switch it off for some reason. Since years the idea of so called Semantic Desktop is taking huge time and efforts but results still are unappealing. I admit the work of the developers and any one should be thankful for their efforts in making KDE the best free desktop ever. But... please give some chance to users to choose what they need and prefer. Use Case: Ideally we need one additional item in Kickoff -> System Settings. Now there is available the item 'Desktop Search (Nepomuk/Strigi)'. May be some button to make possible to switch on or off the Semantic Desktop will do the job? Or please provide in the already available item 'Desktop Search (Nepomuk/Strigi)' a software button or any other easy visible tool to switch off or on all this Semantic Desktop components. Please possibly change the related software to be capable to work with or without all this Semantic Desktop technology. Let make possible for the end users to decide whet they need - a Desktop with or without this Semantic Desktop technology. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Since years this Semantic Desktop experiment still can not provide enough good results to use in the real business life. Now with the openSUSE 12 thanks to Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi the elegance and speed of the Linux Desktop is gone and we have some Desktop like Windows. This is because most of the hardware potential is used just for internal processes of the Semantic Desktop. This way the Desktop is getting slow and unresponiive, the HDD is running mostly all the time, a lot of RAM and HDD is used, and now KMail get buggy slow, etc ... Let users can have one unbroken PIM Management for their real life until the Semantic Desktop can provide the needed experience. Let those who prefer the Semantic Desktop in its current condition can use it as he needs. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312999

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[New: openFATE 308361] Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #308361, revision 1 Title: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months - with sane N being in range (6..12) Remastering has been done once for 10.1: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2006-10/msg00001.html cons: methods to make current factory.iso might not work for older releases if isos shall be officially supported, some installation testing is needed (for N>3, a determined individual (e.g. me) could easily do that) Alternatives: Kiwi, SUSE Studio - but those lack GM templates and are not as easy-to-use for that purpose for a user from the general public keywords: remastered, respin, servicepack, slipstream Use Case: User A wants to install a stable version of openSUSE on his father's computer, but since his father only has a modem connection, installing 100 MB of updates after installation to have a secure system is not possible. So user A downloads openSUSE-11.1-DVD-remastered1-i586.iso over his broadband Internet connection, burns it and installs it, needing to fetch at most updates of the last N months over slow Internet. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: openSUSE GM isos are usually released with dozens of known issues and hundreds of unknown issues for which later updates are released. https://features.opensuse.org/308284 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00008.html pro: allows installations in cases where bugs in original network/IDE/SATA/graphics driver prevented easy installation+update allows to cleanup other ugly installation issues like https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556868 allows to easily install an updated system where no broadband internet connection is available compared to current GM isos, such an DVD iso is better suited for user-archives after discontinuation, when updates become unavailable hardly any extra work needed, as updates are already created and tested existing image-creation mechanisms can be re-used sort of the most bug-free openSUSE we can get -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308361

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[New: openFATE 312754] LetÂ´s kick SuSEGreeter, and create a shiny new website instead
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Kim Leyendecker (openLHAG) Feature #312754, revision 1 Title: LetÂ´s kick SuSEGreeter, and create a shiny new website instead openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Kim Leyendecker (openlhag) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: See this discussion before reply: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-marketing/2011-07/msg00039.html ======================================================== The goal is to create a start page for our delivered browser instead of SuSEGreeter. Use Case: After an installation, first time the user opens his browser. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We can deliver more dynamic content with the website, instead of SuSEGreeter. Imagine: * Links to openSUSE documentation * Twitter plugin * News.o.o links * Comprehensive information -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312754

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[New: openFATE 308323] Integration Dynamic Kernel Module Support
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Thomas Beimel (RheydterGekko) Feature #308323, revision 1 Title: Integration Dynamic Kernel Module Support Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Thomas Beimel (rheydtergekko) Description: Integrate DKMS in openSuSE repositories Especially for more unexperienced users, it is a hassle to compile kernel modules again and again if a kernel update is executed automatically. For such users it would be much easier if kernel modules e.g. needed for virtual machines like VirtualBox would be recompiled and reconfigured automatically like in other distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora,... with DKMS. I think DKMS is one great feature that openSuSE misses and has to include. Example why DKMS is so important: Different rather unexperienced users that I convinced using Linux like the GUI etc. and miss the abilities to work with simple commands on the terminal. So if they cannot get help from another person, they would not be able to use their preconfigured virtual machine anymore because of an mandatory kernel update that is made automatically. Please add Dynamic Kernel Module Support to SuSE soon! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308323

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[openFATE 306978] Comment Delete Button
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Feature added by: Hendrik Vogelsang (hennevogel) Feature #306978, revision 1 Title: Comment Delete Button openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Hendrik Vogelsang (hennevogel) Description: Project/Product managers and Screening Team Members should have the possibility to delete comments to remove spam and improve readability of features. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306978

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[openFATE 306583] "My Votes" list
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306583, revision 1 Title: "My Votes" list openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: It would be nice to have, analogous to Bugzilla, besides the "My Features" link a "My Votes" list (at best showing directly how one has voted on each features too). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306583

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[New: openFATE 311019] openFATE and Social Media
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Feature added by: Nelson Marques (ketheriel) Feature #311019, revision 1 Title: openFATE and Social Media openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Nelson Marques (ketheriel) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: openFATE should have automatic interfacing with openSUSE social media. * All features should be able to be twited (twitter) and 'liked' (facebook). * All added comments should be tweeted automatically. By introducing such behavior we would expand the visibility of openFATE and provide our followers/users with a updated status of what's really happening, therefore showing the clear positive synergies around the Community and fomenting user interaction with openFATE. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Maybe because: * We want higher visibility; * We want higher used feedback; * We want higher user-interaction on the future of openSUSE; * We have nothing to loose by creating such possibility; -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311019

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[New: openFATE 315082] set up the host name during installation process
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 May '17

27 May '17

Feature added by: Juan rodriguez (victorhck) Feature #315082, revision 1 Title: set up the host name during installation process openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Juan rodriguez (victorhck) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During the installation process to be able to set up the name of the host besides the user's name -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/315082

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[New: openFATE 309617] customize hostname at install time
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 May '17

27 May '17

Feature added by: Alin M Elena (ealin) Feature #309617, revision 1 Title: customize hostname at install time openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alin M Elena (ealin) Description: IN the automatic configuration mode at install time you cannot specify the hostname... -- which by the way is displayed in your kde menu and of course in the konsole... I find this despicable on aesthetic grounds... Now putting the joke aside I find it strange to give the user the choice to decide what encryption method to use (as a brainless option) but changing the name of the computer to be considered as advanced... I know you can do it by choosing a manual configuration... but for a normal user that may prove a little bit challenging to have to decide on a lot of other things in order just to choose a lousy name for his computer., Alin -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309617

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[openFATE 307521] make GRUB text to speech option visible
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 May '17

26 May '17

Feature added by: Jan Weber (japa83) Feature #307521, revision 1 Title: make GRUB text to speech option visible openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jan Weber (japa83) Description: GRUB, at least the one on DVD, is able to speak the selections. This can be enabled by pressing the F9 key in GRUB. This feature is not shown in the menu, it would be great to have it visible inside GRUB so people get to know this feature. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307521

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[New: openFATE 310621] Get rid of %suse_update_desktop_files
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cristian Morales Vega (RedDwarf) Feature #310621, revision 1 Title: Get rid of %suse_update_desktop_files openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Cristian Morales Vega (reddwarf) Description: In less than a month we will have the openSUSE Conference 2010 with the motto "Collaboration across Borders". So I think it's a good time to fix this. The openSUSE Build Service is a great tool, and with mostly just some "Substitutes" you can have a single spec file, mostly without %if's, that will build in any RPM-based distro. Now in my experience one of the most problematic things is the %suse_update_desktop_files macro. That forces to add ugly "%if 0%{?suse_version}" to every package with a .desktop file. One would say openSUSE could just do as Fedora and use freedesktop's desktop-file-install, deprecating %suse_update_desktop_files. But it's my understanding %suse_update_desktop_files is also used, somehow, for translations. I would like to help here. But I don't thing there is much documentation about how translations/X-SuSE-translate/%suse_update_desktop_files exactly work (I have been packaging for some years now and have no idea). But, from my ignorance, I would say that if Fedora can we can also handle translations in a way that doesn't requires of that macro. I don't know, perhaps this can be solved through OBS's prjconf in a way that Fedora/Mandriva targets work even if the spec file uses %suse_update_desktop_files (redefining the macro to use desktop-file-install?) but I'm not sure if that's possible. Otherwise openSUSE should stop using that macro... Perhaps it will take years to fix all packages, but we should at least deprecate it and define a clear path of how this should be done from now. P.S. Any link explaining the translations/X-SuSE-translate/%suse_update_desktop_files is welcome. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310621

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[New: openFATE 310994] Restore button in recycle bin
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Feature #310994, revision 1 Title: Restore button in recycle bin openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Need "restore" button near "empty Trash" button in Nautilus when a file is selected in Trash Folder -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310994

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[New: openFATE 317810] Support for the x32 ABI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Sven Hartrumpf (sven1999) Feature #317810, revision 1 Title: Support for the x32 ABI openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sven Hartrumpf (sven1999) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The x32 ABI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI offers more efficiency for many programs. Now that kernel, gcc, binutils, and libc support x32, it should be possible to provide a pattern (and/or a DVD) for x32. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/317810

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[New: openFATE 312273] fix bug in yast disk
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Joakimsen (joak0) Feature #312273, revision 1 Title: fix bug in yast disk openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andrew Joakimsen (joak0) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 08:14, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Andrew, > > Is there a openfate proposal? They are easy to create. Any opensuse > user with a login can do it. > > Since this is not a bug, just a functionality change proposal, > bugzilla is not the right place. > > Greg > > On 4/18/11, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Andrew Joakimsen <joakimsen(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 06:18, David Haller <dnh(a)opensuse.org> wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Andrew Joakimsen wrote: >>>>>understands what is going on can make sure it is setup properly. There >>>>>is no formula to convert from cylinders to sectors! >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinder-head-sector#CHS_to_LBA_mapping >>>> >>>>>This issue is also affecting newer/larger hard drives. And these >>>>>without a doubt have 4kb sectors but everything in opensuse shows 512 >>>>>bytes! >>>> >>>> The _drives_ don't tell their real sector sizes! >>>> >>>> # /sbin/hdparm -I /dev/sdb >>>> [..] >>>> Model Number: SAMSUNG HD204UI >>>> [..] >>>> LBA48 user addressable sectors: 3907029168 >>>> Logical Sector size: 512 bytes >>>> Physical Sector size: 512 bytes >>>> >>>> This is what the disk tells via the ATA interface. And yes, that is >>>> a disk with 4K physical sectors, which is why I partitioned aligned >>>> to 4K. There is just no way for Yast or any other tool to know. One >>>> could create a database of 4K-disks reporting 512B sectors though. >>>> >>> >>> Right that's what I said basically and hence my proposal that Yast >>> shows disks in the relevant unit of "sectors" and not the antiquated >>> useless term of "cylinders." If you know your disk needs to be aligned >>> to X size sectors you can calculate it yourself and set it up with no >>> hassle. >>> >>> But in the current arragement, since there's no universal formula to >>> convert cylinders to sectors and yast only shows the former, you need >>> to e.g. boot a live CD, create your partitions with some clunky 3rd >>> party tool and then do your installation. >> >> If you'll post the openFATE link to your proposal, I'll add my vote. >> >> Greg >> > The current functionality is a bug and I have long ago reported it as such. Disks are addressed by logical sectors this millenium. It's a bug to show an obsolete, not-convertible unit. serves no purpose unit. The fix to that bug is to show the relevant unit. -- Med Vennlig Hilsen, A. Helge Joakimsen -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312273

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[openFate 305305] 1-click uninstall
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Feature #305305, revision 1, last change by Title: 1-click uninstall openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: An easy way to remove Software! For example: you installed an application with "1-click install" (which will install all the packages that you need), there should be an easy way (also with 1 click) to remove what you have installed with that 1-click operation... in another words: an "1-click Uninstall" to remove installed software (dependencies and packages included). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305305

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[New: openFATE 312455] Replace Liberation fonts with ChromeOS core fonts
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Nikolaus Waxweiler (nwaxweiler) Feature #312455, revision 1 Title: Replace Liberation fonts with ChromeOS core fonts openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Nikolaus Waxweiler (nwaxweiler) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The ChromeOS core fonts are basically extended versions of the Liberation fonts under the "SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1": http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromeos-localmirror/distfiles/ (most current version is croscorefonts-1.20.1.tar.gz at the time of this writing) The fontconfig configuration files must be updated to include these fonts. Here's an initial patch: http://pastebin.com/TkQb9bvM Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: More glyphs to display various languages with. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312455

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[New: openFATE 312458] Provide Apple Filing Protocol access
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Diederik van der Boor (vdboor) Feature #312458, revision 1 Title: Provide Apple Filing Protocol access openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Diederik van der Boor (vdboor) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: There doesn't appear to be much support for the AFP protocol in the distribution. Wishes: - allow dolphin to mount afp:// - package afpfs-ng Use Case: As freelance developer, I'm active in coding python/django stuff in a creative club, which runs Apple servers/workstations/etc.. The access to local files is stored on an afp:// share -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312458

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[New: openFATE 312456] Submit requests should have priorities
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Ciaran Farrell (babelworx) Feature #312456, revision 1 Title: Submit requests should have priorities Buildservice: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ciaran Farrell (babelworx) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: A submit request should have a priority which can be assigned by a select group of either groups or individuals (i.e. those with the appropriate permissions). This will enable the project manager to increase or decrease the priority of review of a submit request by e.g. the legal team. Submit requests with higher priority will be taken care of first. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312456

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